Tobacco-Free Sports and Recreation Policies

Tobacco-Free Sports and Recreation Policies
APPENDIX IV: INTERVIEW GUIDES
Key Informant Interview Guide – Team administrators (coaches, other team staff,
organization executives)
1) Please describe your current roles and responsibilities with the [insert name of hockey
team/organization].
2) How were you involved in the implementation of the tobacco-free sports and recreation policy
with the team/organization?
3) Please describe how the policy was developed and implemented by your team.
• Why did your organization/team decide to develop and implement the policy?
• How was the policy communicated to staff, players, parents?
• What role did your local PHU have in TFSR policy development, implementation and/or
communication?
4) Overall, what is your perception of how well the tobacco-free policy is working to achieve its
objectives (prevent youth tobacco use, reduce exposure to secondhand smoke and other
environmental exposure, positive role modeling, promote cessation)?
• What level of awareness of the policy do you think exists with:
• players
• hockey team administrators
• parents
• spectators at team games/events
• What degree of tobacco product usage do you think exists with:
• hockey players (e.g., cigarettes, chew)
• hockey team administrators
• parents
• spectators at team games/events
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